Linux-Networking Digest #780, Volume #10 Wed, 7 Apr 99 16:13:43 EDT
Contents:
Min Computer hardware when using Linux (J. Peterson)
Re: smbmount problem (John McKee)
Re: Cogent emaster II, NE2000 EISA (Daniel Cave)
Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network? (Cyrus Mehta)
Help: The Incredible Disappearing Samba Server ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Strange sendmail message (Wonil Roh)
Re: cable modems? (K Lee)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (K. Kalani Patterson)
free computer8 (webmaster)
Re: does linux like WINS? (Murray Marien)
Strange login problem (Will Woods)
Re: Help Please: Linux 2.2.5 and BT Speedway ISDN (honestly new question) (Nick Kew)
Re: Home networking question (Long) (Linux newbie) ("Tom Emerson")
Re: Network transfer rates... whats up? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Cable Modem Woes (bob friedman)
Re: Access other than root???? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: nedit, where to find?? (Bob Tennent)
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Subject: Min Computer hardware when using Linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J. Peterson)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 04:53:48 GMT
I want to set up Linux on a computer just to see how it works and am
wondering what the min. hardware requirements are. I was planning on
buying a real cheap computer like a 486-100Mhz to use as I wanted to
be free to mess with it and not wanting to mess up my normal computer.
I just plan on hooking the linux box up to the @Home service via a
cable modem and then hook my Pentium 266 to this.
thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKee)
Subject: Re: smbmount problem
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 12:54:45 GMT
I don't know if this is pertinent to your problem, but I stumbled across it while
searching for
documentation on smbmount at the samba site. It seems that support for smbmount has
been dropped as
of Samba 2.0.
See http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/autoreply.txt
specifically item 19)
On Wed, 07 Apr 1999 11:00:23 +0200, Rolf Niepraschk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have updated my samba to 2.0.3. Now the mounting no more work. I type
>
> smbmount //maria/a ~/a/
>
>and then I get the following prompt
>
>---------
>Added interface ip=194.94.94.198 bcast=194.94.94.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
>Server time is Wed Apr 7 10:55:16 1999
>Timezone is UTC+2.0
>security=share
>smb: \>
>---------
>
>How can I get the service "a" on the PC "maria" mounted to my linux
>directory "~/a/" ? If I use
>
> smbclient //maria/a
>
>the connection is ok.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
> ...Rolf
John McKee
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Daniel Cave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cogent emaster II, NE2000 EISA
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 15:25:24 +0100
Gereon
Try recompiling your kernel with all the network drivers that linux
supports, recompile ( cd /usr/src/linux ; make dep; make clean;make
zlilo; reboot ) and see what linux thinks is connected.
> I want to use this old Cogent-card with linux.
> It uses standart Intel eexpress chip but with busmaster dma.
Check the web for an up-to-date driver for the Intel Express cards?
>
>
> Every driver for cards with the same chip failed loading.
> I still didn't find a manual, so I'm not sure if the jumpers are set
> correctly. scanport does not even show a port adress.
> Cogent (bought by adaptec) is no help.
>
> How to use an NE 2000 EISA card?
> the EISA I/O Ports are not availiable with the standart driver.
> Do i need to use the PCI driver?
>
> Please mail, 'cause I'm not frequent in this group.
>
> Gereon Wenzel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
Regards,
Daniel
_______________________________________________________________________________
Daniel Cave
Unix Systems Administrator & Netcool Omnibus Admin
Cable Internet,
Genesis Business Park
Albert Drive
Woking
Surrey
Great Britian
KT21 5RW
Tel: +44 1483 295 191
Fax: +44 1483 295 810
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From: Cyrus Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network?
Date: 2 Apr 1999 06:30:37 GMT
Hi,
I am creating a dual Windows/Linux environment using Samba for file serving
on a standard Ethernet network. I was wondering what kind of X server software
for the Windows side I could use to run some X windows apps off of the LInux Box.
Reliability is the most important factor, windows will crash often enough without
the help of the X server.
Any ideas?
CKM
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.samba,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Help: The Incredible Disappearing Samba Server
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 17:02:25 GMT
Hello all,
I am new to Linux and Samba and have run into a few things that I hope
someone here can explain to me. When I first setup Linux (SuSE 6.0) with
Samba (2.0.2) I could not see the Linux server from any machine on the
network. After reading everything I could get my hands on I changed some
settings as recommended by the information on a web site
(www.ping.be/linux-and- samba ) and then managed to get the Linux box to show
up occasionally. However, it would show up for a while on a NT 4 (SP4) box
then disappear, or on a Win98 box for a while and again just disappear. After
awhile I determined that the problem lies in browsing. I have figured out
that even if the Samba server is not visible in the Network Neighborhood I
can still type \\Linux1 (name of Samba Server) and it will pop right up. I
have been through a number of smb.conf files and have yet to find a answer
for this problem. I have tried to set up the Linux box as a WINS server as
recommended by the aforementioned web site and that did not work. I tried
disabling the "Browse Master" option on all the Win98 machines, and that only
made the browse list stop being updated on all the machines. The network in
this office currently has one NT4 box, about 13 Win98 boxes and one ISDN
router and one Intel printserver. if I can get it to work here I will set up
another Linux box in my other office. They have pretty much of the same
hardware, accept for that they have more computers and more NT boxes.
So what is the recommended configuration for NT and Win98 Clients? I am sure
the problem is in name resolution or Browsing but I am not sure where. Below
I have attached my current smb.conf file and an example of the output I get
when typing smbclient -L localhost at the prompt. If anyone has any
suggestions I would love to here from you. Thanks in advance.
David...
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from ASHEVILLE13 (192.168.0.11)
# Date: 1999/04/06 11:11:19
# Global parameters
workgroup = PUCKETT
netbios name = LINUX1
server string = Linux Server
interfaces = 192.168.0.32/24 127.0.0.1/24
bind interfaces only = Yes
encrypt passwords = Yes
name resolve order = bcast wins host lmhosts
keepalive = 30
os level = 255
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
[Public]
comment = Public Share
path = /home/public
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
guest only = Yes
guest ok = Yes
[Homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
*************************************
dhatchner@Linux1:~ > smbclient -L localhost
Added interface ip=192.168.0.32 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 ( 127.0.0.1 )
Password:
Domain=[PUCKETT] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.1]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
Public Disk Public Share
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Linux Server)
Server Comment
--------- -------
ASHEVILLE01 Rebecca Davis
ASHEVILLE02 DEBBIE MORGAN
ASHEVILLE03 That other computer
ASHEVILLE04 PAULETTE C. COX
ASHEVILLE05 Anne Taylor
ASHEVILLE06 Sheri, Donna
ASHEVILLE09 Leslie Bennis
ASHEVILLE10 Mary Gatens
ASHEVILLE13
ASHEVILLE14 SHERI ARNELL
LINUX1 Linux Server
PR4564D4 *
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
PUCKETT LINUX1
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wonil Roh)
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Strange sendmail message
Date: 7 Apr 1999 12:00:23 -0700
Hi,
I've got sendmail 8.9.2 running on my homebrew linux box, Redhat 5.1.
For the last three days, syslog's recorded strange log messages on
/var/log/maillog, and this repeats almost every 2-3 minutes:
Apr 7 11:41:39 skyblue sendmail[1382]: LAA01382: collect: premature EOM:
Connection reset by mimizuku.restec.or.jp
Apr 7 11:41:39 skyblue sendmail[1382]: LAA01382: SYSERR(root): collect:
I/O error on connection from mimizuku.restec.or.jp,
from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Connection reset by mimizuku.restec.or.jp
Apr 7 11:41:39 skyblue sendmail[1382]: LAA01382: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
size=0, class=0, pri=0, nrcpts=1, proto=SMTP, relay=mimizuku.restec.or.jp
[202.241.56.2]
I still receive emails with no problem, but this messages are a bit annoying.
Could anyone shed a light on this?
Yours,
Wonil
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From: K Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cable modems?
Date: 7 Apr 1999 19:07:01 GMT
Desmond Coughlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: K Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: > I never checked out the below sites, but if you end up with dynamic ip
: > from your cable modem ISP, then you'll need to check out the
: > dhcp-MINI-howto at any of the LDP sites.
: Personally, I have a dynamic IP, but as my machine is up all the time:
: 11:11am up 10 days, 19:20, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
: I get to keep the IP. For now. ;-)
Yeah, I've had cable modem for about a year and a half now and my ip
changed twice and that was due to upgrading routers, not due to the normal
course of the dhcp server re-assigning my ip address. But if you're
assigned a dynamic ip, you should use dhcpcd on your machine.
The longest I've had my machine up was for like 4 months and when they
upgraded the routers on me, my ip changed while my box was up.
Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (K. Kalani Patterson)
Crossposted-To:
vmsnet.networks.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.os2.networking.server,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 19:18:01 GMT
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:14:04 -0400, "bshea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We use cartoon characters. Scooby,Brain,Pinky, WWoman.ect. Actually it is
>kind of omusing. Usually the users don't know thier names anyways so we
>tend to choose a character that resembles them..Chumly, Huey. all in good
>fun.....ours! Major Printer....name is Gutenburg...Know who it is???
>Nobody Here <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
We use SnowWhite the Seven Dwarves... *g*
Which was great until I ran out of dwarves...
*scanning this thread for new ideas*
-sl�inte-
-Kalani
A.F.R God of Mischief and Ren Rats
Rogue #269 ("2-6-9, or not 2-6-9, *that* is the question...")
Flirticus of Sarcastica, Keeper of the Cleavage Peepers
Convert to the Cult of Chucklehead
High Priest of the Cult of Guinness
.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (webmaster)
Crossposted-To:
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From: Murray Marien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Re: does linux like WINS?
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 08:32:55 -0600
True - if you don't have a NT4 server. Before I installed Samba (which has
WINS), I had Linux resolving NetBIOS names through DNS via the NT DNS/WINS
combination. You have to if your going to use DHCP on your network. Otherwise
you'll keep loosing your connections.
Brady wrote:
> the only way on linux to look up the netbios names via wins in nmblookup
>
> Shirley Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > my bigger concern is that the linux box (192.168.34.6) does not seem to
> be
> > > querying the WINS database on my NT3.51 server (192.168.34.1) correctly.
> i
> > > cannot ping the workstations by name, only by ip address.
> >
> > Since ping does not use WINS to resolve names into ip numbers, this
> > does not prove that your linux system is not accessing WINS.
> >
> > If you cannot ping your workstations by name, perhaps you need a
> > DNS server somewhere
> >
> > > wins server = 192.168.34.1
> > > name resolve order = wins hosts lmhosts bcast
> > >
> > > but it doesn't seem to be working properly. ...
> > > Should I consider setting up my linux box as the WINS or DNS caching
> > > server for my network?
> >
> > What is actually going wrong? Yes, you should.
> >
> > Ben.
> >
> > --
> > <http://www.leedsnet.com/> The public information service for and about
> Leeds
> > <http://www.leedsnet.com/NetCall800/intro.html> Click - now you're
> talking.
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From: Will Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Strange login problem
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 15:29:50 +0100
I've recently installed redhat 5.2, and set up my ethernet connection
so that I have no problem
connecting to other machines - ftp, telnet both work fine. Problem is, I
can't telnet (or ftp) TO my
machine. Even from an xterm running on the same machine, I get
'Connection closed by foreign
host.' before I even get a login prompt....
Any help would be appreciated.
Will
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nick Kew)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux.dial-up,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Help Please: Linux 2.2.5 and BT Speedway ISDN (honestly new question)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:35:24 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Phil Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PLEASE DON'T MAIL *AND* POST! If you email me technical questions I can
usually offer private consultancy at a minumum of #250 + VAT (up to 1/2 day).
If it's full support you want then fine; if it's general guidance you
want then the newsgroups offer a much bigger pool of expertise and a
more favourable price.
> 1) How do I find out the irq settings of the card? - isapnp just gives the
> sound card (but then it's isa and the speedway is pci)
IRQ settings are the computer's business, not yours. Why do you suppose
you need them?
> 2) I then recompile the kernal, (at the moment it is standard RH 5.2)
> building the hisax drivers in as modules. Is this correct?
Some people do it that way. I compiled hisax right into the kernel.
--
Nick Kew
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From: "Tom Emerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Home networking question (Long) (Linux newbie)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:48:00 -0700
At a local computer swapmeet, there is a reseller with "refurbished" [used]
486-66's for around $50. These include a 300-ish megabyte HD & built-in
video; larger HD's are available as well, but the price could go as high as
$70 for one of these...
Edward Lee wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I use a small hard disk (install it on another system) and no floppy
>and a 486 with a bad keyboard port. I am sure you can get something
>like this really cheap. Actually, i have another 486 with bad keyboard
>port (but stuck in the keyboard installed mode). Any idea of disableing
>the BIOS keyboard test without a keyboard?
store the CMOS from another machine to diskette. [there is a DOS based
program that will do this...] Admittedly, if the system STOPS with "keyboard
bad -- press <F1> to continue" you may be [s]OL...
>PS: Don't buy those $50 network cards. Two $15 NE2000 clones are good
>enough.
>
>Luca Filipozzi wrote:
>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> says...
>> > Before someone says it, using the linux box as the server/proxy/router
>> > is not an option.
>>
>> Find a 486SX25 with 8MB of RAM. Put two NE2000 cards in it. Go to
>> www.linuxrouter.org and use their boot-from-floppy distribution. Done.
>>
>> I'm sure you could buy a 486SX25 for $50.00 and two LinkSys cards for
>> $100.00. You don't need a hard drive. You only need a floppy drive and a
>> video card. This is what I have done in the past (I have a hard drive,
>> now cause I wanted more utilities) and it works great. Now, neither your
>> computer nor your girl-friends is tied up acting as a firewall.
>>
>> Luca
>>
>> --
>> Luca Filipozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,memphis
Subject: Re: Network transfer rates... whats up?
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 19:55:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Had that problem with 2 cheap Longshine cards, swapped them for Netgears
and the problem went away.
Try the cables as well
Andy
"Jeff Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Alright heres my problems. I'm quite able to upload to my second machine
>(an nt server) from my win98 machine at ~2.3 megabytes/sec over my
>100megabit network. However when I copy a file FROM the nt machine I only
>get ~.8 megabytes/sec??? Shouldn't I be getting the same speed both ways?
>I'm also getting a huge amount of collisions as reported by my hub, though
>it doesn't seem to effect anything.
>
>If anyone has any info on the weird transfer rates let me know @
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks.
>
--
"To send Andy Moore an email use jz94 @ dial.pipex.com
Any Spam,UCE,Junk Mail will be traced and reported
to all the upstream providers."
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From: bob friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Cable Modem Woes
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 10:52:37 -0400
of course i have been reading through:
http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/cablesharing.html
and
HTTP://RLZ.NE.MEDIAONE.NET/linux/faq/index.html
bob friedman wrote:
> hi--
>
> i am on a cable modem.. if i configure the network to run static with the
> following route -n output:
>
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
> 24.128.100.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0 24.128.100.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
>
> it works fine.. however i can't seem to get dhcp running.... did you try to
> get things up and running for a static ip first??? also I believe that redhat
> has a tool for configuring the network... try netcfg as su and see what it says...
>
> Jason Lynch wrote:
>
> > No dice on the 'route add default gw 24.2.221.1', getting anything to
> > work. I can ping myself but eveything else just hangs. I'm using RH 5.1
> > in case your curious. here is what I got when I typed 'route -n'
> >
> > Kernal IP routing table
> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
> > 24.2.221.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 1 eth0
> > 127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 2 lo
> > 0.0.0.0 24.2.221.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 2 eth0
> >
> > Jason
> > Ron Watkins wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't have your original numbers in front of me here. Those numbers look
> > > correct to me for a standard network setup -- I have forgotten if you had a
> > > different netmask. Were you told to use 255.255.255.0?
> > >
> > > Pending that answer, here's some things you can try.
> > >
> > > Before you do anything else, type 'route' in an Xterm or something and save
> > > the results -- you may need to post them.
> > >
> > > Then try 'route add default gw 1.2.3.4', where 1.2.3.4 is the name of your
> > > gateway. Then try pinging some names and numbers and see what you get. If
> > > it's working, then we need to modify your installation to set up that default
> > > route for you. Tell us what distro you're using and someone will probably
> > > know how :-)
> > >
> > > If the route add default gw line doesn't work, post the original results from
> > > the route command and let us noodle about it a bit. :-)
> > >
> > > I had a linux box that mysteriously dropped its default route about 5 minutes
> > > after booting up, and I never did figure out what the problem was. I just
> > > logged in and added the route after every reboot -- it was a bit of a pain,
> > > but I rebooted it so infrequently that it was workable.
> > >
> > > <<RON>>
> > >
> > > Jason Lynch wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Right now I'm using a different ethernet card than they gave me and have
> > > > been using it win98 & NT since I got it a few monthes ago. I called and
> > > > asked beforehand and they said it would work fine.
> > > >
> > > > ifconfig eth0 reseults:
> > > >
> > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:3A:95:1B
> > > > inet addr:24.2.221.82 Bcast:24.2.221.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:0 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0
> > > > TX packets:0 errors:6 dropped:0 overruns:0
> > > > Interrupt:10 Base address:0xb000
> > > >
> > > > Ron Watkins wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > For testing the network, don't worry too much about the names. The names are
> > > > > a layer grafted on over the numbers. If you can ping and traceroute to
>remote
> > > > > numbers, you're fine -- to get the names working you just configure DNS.
> > > > >
> > > > > I understand many cable providers bind the service to a specific network
> > > > > card. You may need to use the card they gave you. I'd check that first
> > > > > thing.
> > > > >
> > > > > To get the network operational, all you really MUST have is the correct IP
> > > > > address and gateway. The network mask is just for broadcasts, and USUALLY
> > > > > will not interfere with your ability to connect. (in some cases it can but
> > > > > not often.) You have to have the correct DNS number to get the friendly
>names
> > > > > instead of numbers, but it isn't required for numbers-only operation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Try using 'ifconfig eth0' when logged in as root. That will tell you your
> > > > > network configuration. You might copy and paste the output and let us take a
> > > > > look at it.
> > > > >
> > > > > <<RON>>
> > > > >
> > > > > > Well after it boots up I pinged myself at 24.2.211.13 and it responded
> > > > > > but it never ended. It went on and on and on. If I hadn't of killed it,
> > > > > > I'm not sure if it would have stopped.
> > > > >
> > > > > It wouldn't. Unix ping goes on forever. Windows ping defaults to 4
> > > > > repetitions. (if you want forever in Windows, use ping -t.)
> > > > >
> > > > > > I next tried to ping my default
> > > > > > gateway but it failed completly. Any help, hints, suggestions would be
> > > > > > helpful and greatly appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, check to be sure you are using the same card that they gave you. If
> > > > > not, call them and ask them if you can use a different ethernet card.
> > > > >
> > > > > I really do not understand why they do that -- it is such a hassle for the
>end
> > > > > user. :(
> > > > >
> > > > > <<RON>>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.dial-up,alt.comp.linux.isp,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Access other than root????
Date: 7 Apr 1999 20:00:33 GMT
In alt.os.linux.dial-up Richard M. Rajchel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
RMR>I have read all entries having to do with this to no avail....I've also
RMR>read the pppd man pages.
RMR>I use X-ISP to dial in and when I am not the root user I get the error
RMR>pppd returned 1;
RMR>then it stops. HELP PLEASE! I know I shouldn't be using root to dial
RMR>into my ISP but I can't seem to use any other accounts.
You're sort of in a bind here. You don't want to use 'root' when not
necessary, but pppd needs root privs to work. One thing you can try to do
is make pppd a SUID program (chmod u+s `which pppd`). That will allow
normal users to run pppd, but it will run with root pivilages.
If you need more help, e-mail me.
-KW
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From: r d t@c s.q u e e n s u.c a (Bob Tennent)
Subject: Re: nedit, where to find??
Date: 7 Apr 1999 19:08:48 GMT
Find rpms at rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM
Find tarballs at metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/editors/X
If you have Motif, you can dynamically link to it; if not try lesstif.
If that fails, use the statically-linked binaries that are available.
Bob T.
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